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What the co-chair of Columbia University’s antisemitism task force says people get wrong about the campus protests

Nick Lemann, dean emeritus of the university’s journalism school, sees a disconnect among parents, students, faculty, donors and the administration.

By Andrew Silow-Carroll December 8, 2024 6:45 am

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On a mission to Auschwitz, I found hope amid the ashes

Jewish survival depends on the ability to stand together, writes the CEO of the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations.

December 6, 2024 11:31 am

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Three new books capture an era when Jews were (literally) on the same page

In the mid-20th century, American Jewish reading tastes were shaped by the Cold War, assimilation and the gender gap.

December 1, 2024 6:45 am

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For American Jews like me, supporting Israel now means telling the truth about its government

By Rabbi Jill Jacobs November 29, 2024 9:41 am

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I’m an NYC schools consultant. Here’s what I tell parents worried about antisemitism.

By Alina Adams November 26, 2024 2:45 pm

Ideas

How Judaism makes every day Thanksgiving Day

By Kohenet Rabbi Sarah Bracha Gershuny November 26, 2024 2:00 pm

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Allergic to ‘God-talk’? The former head of a rabbinical seminary wants a word.

By Andrew Silow-Carroll November 24, 2024 6:45 am

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What I learned from my father’s strange journey from Poland to Algeria, Kazakhstan and the California desert

By Dvora Treisman November 20, 2024 10:00 am

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A Black artist and a Jewish artist mock the KKK in a new Jewish Museum show

By Andrew Silow-Carroll November 17, 2024 6:45 am

Ideas

I research disappearing small-town Jewish communities. I’m finding the best of America.

By Austin Reid November 15, 2024 10:30 am

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What the co-chair of Columbia University’s antisemitism task force says people get wrong about the campus protests

On a mission to Auschwitz, I found hope amid the ashes

Three new books capture an era when Jews were (literally) on the same page

For American Jews like me, supporting Israel now means telling the truth about its government

I’m an NYC schools consultant. Here’s what I tell parents worried about antisemitism.

How Judaism makes every day Thanksgiving Day

Allergic to ‘God-talk’? The former head of a rabbinical seminary wants a word.

What I learned from my father’s strange journey from Poland to Algeria, Kazakhstan and the California desert

A Black artist and a Jewish artist mock the KKK in a new Jewish Museum show

I research disappearing small-town Jewish communities. I’m finding the best of America.

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